Dynamis is looking for a Junior Military Analyst to conduct research on military weapon systems and orders of battle, provide subject matter expertise on military capabilities, and support database development and wargaming efforts in support of net assessments within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable in military weapon systems, national equipment inventories, and orders of battle. Must be able to work as part of a multi-functional team, performing trend and comparative analysis of historical and emerging/future military capabilities.
Responsibilities:
Research, collect, structure, ingest, and conduct strategic-level and regional analysis of DOD and intelligence data for historical, current, and future military capabilities for the United States and other nations.
Build detailed datasets consisting of weapon systems, platforms, and sensors characteristics & performance, historic/projected national inventories, and military orders of battle for naval, air, space, and ground forces.
Provide subject matter expertise on current and projected future capabilities for the United States and other nations in support of customer wargames.
Assist with the development of advanced analytic and visualization tools
Manage tasks with minimal supervision and support teams in accomplishing high priority projects.
Requirements:
U.S. citizenship
Active Top Secret/SCI or Top Secret with SCI eligibility
B.A. in international relations, history, operations research, political science, security studies, military affairs, strategic studies, intelligence or related field and 0-2 years of relevant experience; or High School/GED with 5 years of relevant experience
Knowledge of U.S. military; naval, land, air and space warfare (including weapon systems and doctrine; and general concepts of operation and employment.)
Preferred:
Familiarity with information system toolsets, complex relational datasets, SCRUM/Agile software development methodology, and/or analysis, wargaming, and/or modeling & simulation within the Department of Defense.
Proficiency operating wargaming software (such as Command Professional Edition), databases, or tools that support interactive and statistical analysis of hardware, systems, tactics and CONOPS, logistics, and other related areas.
Experience working with databases of aircraft, ships, submarines, ground units, satellites, and their sub-systems and components; as well as physics- and effects-based kinematics, sensor, weapon/warhead/damage, and other models.